Motherhood Moments

MARCH 4, 2023

Instead, you may want to check out thrift stores or buy classic, high-quality items that will last longer. So, when “unpleasant surprises” arise, like a car repair or medical bill, you’re confident that you have enough money set aside to cover these. Rather, it's about making choices that align with your values.

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The Frugal Girl

JANUARY 9, 2024

I”m not at all, zero percent, truly never tempted by cars. For example, we’re very accustomed to buying anything we can second-hand at thrift stores, Craigslist, or Facebook Marketplace. We enjoy the time together so much, it’s a very worthwhile splurge for us! What are you not remotely tempted to splurge on?

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Saving Cents With Sense

AUGUST 30, 2013

Although some college campuses are much more pedestrian-friendly than others, going to school sans car is the easiest way to save tons of money every year, emphasizes the Treasurer of Franklin County, Ohio. Turn to public transit or rides from your car-wielding buddies for longer-distance trips that won’t cut it on foot.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

NOVEMBER 22, 2012

When you are spending more than you actually make a month, you need to downsize your appetite, your desire for flashy clothes, your shoe collection, your car collection, and your attitude. How to Shop for Furniture at Thrift Stores Thrift stores are for more than just clothing, and they are great places to find used furniture for cheap.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 17, 2012

You can often find these bags at your local grocery store for 99 cents or a dollar or two. Leave them in your car, your spouse’s car, the house, and anywhere else you think you might need them. You can even save a few plastic grocery bags and reuse them at your local farmer’s market or grocery store.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 23, 2017

In order to fit in, you might want to dress the same way your co workers dress or drive a similar quality car or send the kids to that upscale private school. As teenagers, we may be madly saving up for a car. Once baby comes, we might become major spenders on toys, a new home, a bigger car and more. Temperament. Time of life.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 15, 2015

If you are in more of a hurry, find a thrift store instead. But, find one in a high end neighborhood, one where the store sorts through the donations to select only the best. Garage sales and thrift stores are great places to find books and DVDs. They are perfectly functional and look great. Books and DVDs.

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Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

How would you pay for an unexpected car repair? Do you take your car to a car wash? I’m always amazed by the amount store tags I see on clothing and household item at thrift stores. Research the store’s return policy for unused purchases without a receipt if you don’t have it.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 16, 2013

Not to mention, one of our cars died twice so which was not helpful. 8 Great Things that You Can Find at Thrift Stores. It has been a week of curveballs for my husband and I. We aren’t stressed per say but there have been numerous detours and extras to deal with this week at work and personally. PET Archives.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 7, 2014

We got our clothes as hand me down from older cousins or from thrift stores. When I was old enough for a car, my mom bought me a beater, and I paid her back in monthly installments. . During the recession in the ’80s, he was unemployed for nearly 2.5 My mom was an at home day care provider.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 4, 2013

From taking good care of your car, to properly caring for your clothing, to keeping your appliances in working order, taking care of what you already have helps it last longer. You won’t need to make as many trips to the store if you make it a point to maintain what you already have. Take Care of Your Things.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 13, 2013

If the town has a car show, boat show, festival of some sort, or even just an event put on by the parks and recreation department of the city hall, you’ll usually find it in the “events” section of the print. 5 Ways To Save Money On Moving Expenses Budget and Kid Friendly Fun How to Shop at Thrift Stores for Clothes To Save Money.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

If you ask someone if they like to sit around and compare things; people, clothing styles, shiny cars, neighborhoods, they’ll tell you, “No, of course not, it isn’t nice to compare.” The truth is that you can fill your cupboards to overflowing even on a tight budget, if you know the tricks. What are these pantry filling tricks?

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MARCH 17, 2013

He fixed his own car. 5 Pieces of Advice to Tell Your Child About Money- Part 2 Interview with a Self-Made Millionaire How to Make Your Own Clothes How to Shop for Furniture at Thrift Stores 10 Ways To Make Your Home A Zero-Waste Facility. He made his own electric lawnmower. He built his own garage. I wish he was still around.

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Family Balance Sheet

APRIL 1, 2021

How would you pay for an unexpected car repair? Do you take your car to a car wash? I’m always amazed by the amount store tags I see on clothing and household item at thrift stores. Research the store’s return policy for unused purchases without a receipt if you don’t have it.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 25, 2011

At year end and back to school time, we drew down the tiny savings we had managed to put aside to pay for life insurance, buy Christmas presents and back to school clothes (which were typically bought second hand from the thrift store).

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 23, 2014

Cars did not have bucket seats. Most families had only one car. Cars did not have safety belts. Cars did not park themselves. Cars had ash trays and cigarette lighters. Heating in cars was optional as an add on expense. Heating in cars was optional as an add on expense. Go Frugal'

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MARCH 3, 2014

I can park my car and walk from sale to sale, getting a bit of exercise, enjoying the fine weather and seeing the architecture and landscaping of the homes along the way. Another benefit is that I am cutting the governments out of the loop – there no sales taxes on used stuff (except big things of course, like boats or cars).

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Saving Cents With Sense

MARCH 8, 2013

You can find lightly used clothes and toys at garage sales or thrift stores to save as much as 90 percent off retail, according to LivingOnADime.com, a site dedicated to frugal living. Another great item to buy used is your car. Kids grow out of them so fast that buying them new really is a waste. Hire Students.

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Family Balance Sheet

OCTOBER 9, 2014

Fixed categories are things like your mortgage/rent, insurance premiums, and car payments. Thrift : I regularly stop by my favorite local thrift store and find crazy bargains. A fixed budget category doesn’t change from month to month and there is really nothing you can do to alter the amount.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 5, 2015

Use your own car or SUV instead, and look for local campsites that’s easy to get to so you can save on gas. If not, go to a local thrift store or go online on eBay/Craigslist and get yourself one. Make another list of things you’ll most likely forget, such as bug spray, matches, garbage bags, toilet paper, etc.

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Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 23, 2016

I have no problem shopping at a thrift store and not having cable TV, but I still want to camp and watch my daughters swim meets. People have told us that it isn’t possible to not have a car loan or to not use credit cards. What’s important to you? Take some time and create your guidelines for the year.

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Family Balance Sheet

MAY 6, 2020

I remember one morning my husband and I were sitting at the kitchen table contemplating if we should sell one of our cars. We said no to a car, paid off the six figures of non-mortgage debts, and made a deliberate list of steps that we tackled one by one. It was a scary time for us. What got us through financially?

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

Cradles, cribs, play pens, changing tables, strollers, high chairs, diapers, diaper bags, car seats, baby clothes and TOYS TOYS TOYS and more TOYS. Books, trendy clothes, dorm stuff, maybe a car, a computer and more are all on the hunt list. Kids will naturally accumulate stuff, even when they can’t buy it.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 26, 2012

Make it be known that that that there is nothing wrong in purchasing second-hand items from thrift stores, yard sales, or via classified ads or even online via places like eBay or Craigslist. You can even reward them with extra allowance with the money saved on gasoline and car upkeep.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 12, 2013

Have a big box ready to take the throw-away items and another for anything that is good enough to go to the local thrift store. I arranged for the mortgage and car payments to be made directly from it and a set amount to go into a savings account. What is the worst thing that will happen if I trash it? Be ruthless!

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

DECEMBER 7, 2011

There is a mother, worried over her grown son who was involved with drugs early in life and was recently hit by a car. Give away a dollar in front of the thrift store. How does he find the blessings of the holiday season with no money to buy gifts? How does she find the strength to help him on his road to independence?

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For the Mommas

JULY 24, 2016

Get a smaller car. Again, you can save thousands with a smaller car that is less expensive and more fuel efficient. Shop around at garage sales, thrift stores and online classifieds for furniture and other household items. You can save thousands a year with a smaller house and smaller mortgage. Rent instead of own.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JUNE 1, 2015

Plus, the styles that fit are usually made by the high end manufacturers and carried in exclusive (expensive) clothing stores. There is a lovely thrift store not far from my neighborhood that receives donations from the folks in the local golfing gated community. I wash my own car with a bucket and a rag.

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Saving Everyday

DECEMBER 13, 2016

You don’t need to spend a lot on clothing, so consider shopping at thrift stores, yard sales, and even buy/sell groups online. Stick to the essentials like diapers, wipes, bottles, formula, crib + bedding, car seat, and clothing.

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Family Balance Sheet

JULY 9, 2015

She cut her cable bill in half, rewrote her car and house insurance saving her $300, stopped the coffee runs, eliminated her dry cleaning bill. She offered to do people’s taxes, or get their bookkeeping organized in exchange for a discount on her rent, or car repairs. Olivia and her husband paid off $118,000 in mortgage & car debt.

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